Jefferson County Veterans Treatment Court

When the Jefferson County Veterans Treatment Court launched in 2012, it was the first of its kind in Kentucky. With its close proximity to Fort Knox and its large urban center, Jefferson County has the largest veteran population in the commonwealth.​ The JCVTC received a federal Bureau of Justice Assistance grant to start the program.

The Administrative Office of the Courts administers the program in conjunction with the Jefferson County Drug Court program, the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office, the Robley Rex Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisville and Seven Counties Services. Morehead State University is evaluating the program. The JCVTC team completed training through the National Drug Court Institute’s Veterans Treatment Court Planning Initiative.

Fayette County Veterans Treatment Court

Fayette County has the second largest population of veterans in Kentucky after Jefferson County. The FCVTC began in 2013 as a pilot project. In 2014, the Administrative Office of the Courts was awarded a federal Bureau of Justice Assistance grant to fully implement the Fayette County Veterans Treatment Court.

The AOC administers the FCVTC in conjunction with the Fayette County Drug Court program, the Fayette County Attorney’s Office, the Fayette County Department of Public Advocacy, the Lexington Veterans Administration Medical Center, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and Metro Police Department, and the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.

The FCVTC team has completed training through the National Drug Court Institute’s Veterans Treatment Court Planning Initiative.

Fayette County also has a Lawcare4vets program to provide pro bono assistance for veterans who are indigent. More than 85 experienced attorneys have volunteered to work with third-year law students to assist indigent veterans with civil legal matters such as evictions, foreclosures, bankruptcy and child support. Lawcare4vets started with the Veterans Task Force of the Kentucky Access to Justice Commission and is being carried out by the Fayette County Bar Association, the University of Kentucky College of Law and Legal Aid of the Bluegrass. A veteran does not have to be a VTC participant to benefit from this service.

Hardin County Veterans Treatment Court

The Hardin County Veterans Treatment Court began in 2013 and its team completed training through the National Drug Court Institute’s Veterans Treatment Court Planning Initiative. The HCVTC received a federal Bureau of Justice Assistance grant to start the program.

The AOC administers the program in conjunction with the Hardin County Drug Court program, the Robley Rex Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisville, the Hardin County Attorney’s Office, the Hardin County Department of Public Advocacy and local law enforcement officials. Morehead State University is evaluating the program.

The Christian County Veterans Treatment Court began as a pilot program and accepted its first participant in 2013. Grant funding was awarded by the Bureau of justice Assistance in 2015 to fully implement the program.

The AOC administers the program in conjunction with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Nashville, Pennyroyal Mental Health Center, the Fort Campbell military base, the Christian County commonwealth’s attorney and county attorney, the Christian County Department of Public Advocacy and local law enforcement.

The Northern Kentucky Veterans Treatment Court began in 2015 as a pilot program and was awarded a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant in 2015 to fully implement the program. The NKVTC team completed training through the National Drug Court Institute's Veterans Treatment Court Planning Initiative.

The AOC administers the program in conjunction with the Cincinnati Veterans Medical Health Center, North Key Comunity Care, Transitions Inc., the commonwealth's attorney, the county attorney and the Department of Public Advocacy.